AP U.S. History Multiple Choice Worksheet – Chapter 10 Mr. Jones Make the best selection. 1. When the new government was launched in 1789‚ a) the nation’s population was doubling about every twenty-five years. b) Most people lived in the fast-growing cities c) Most people lived west of the Allegheny Mountains d) New York was the largest city in the nation e) Great Britain refused to establish diplomatic relations with the United States 2. Regarding central authority‚ early Americans
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Montesquieu argument for the separation of powers‚ “he did not mean that these departments ought to have no partial agency in‚ or no control over‚ the acts of each other” (270). In Federalist paper #48‚ describes how the Federal Constitution provides a defense through a blend of the branches of government. In class‚ we discuss that in order to make the separation of powers work there is a need to find a way that the legislative branch
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influential interpreters and advocates of the Constitution. He was one of the common writers of the Federalist papers‚ writing 51 out of the 85 papers. The Federalist papers were propaganda published in journals or newspapers‚ and their purpose was to educate citizens on why the Constitution should be ratified. They were always published under the pseudonym Publius to preserve their names from the public. In Federalist #23‚ Hamilton writes of how the Constitution must be energetic in order to have an energetic
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to one reason being his protest against the whiskey tax. After Jefferson’s resignation‚ he helped form the Democratic-Republican Party. This party supported states’ rights against the power of the federal government‚ which led to the fall of the Federalist party of Washington and Hamilton (anonymous “Whiskey
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went back and forth revising the address. Then Alexander Hamilton got criticism from John Jay. In the end Washington wrote the final draft. The address was never read outloud‚ but was published in a newspaper for Philadelphia and sponsored by the Federalists. Washington gave us many warnings for us to follow. We did not follow these warnings‚ and here
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America: Myth of Equality To many‚ the Unites States serves as the ideal model of democracy for the modern world. Yet‚ how truly worthy is America of this status? Although it has been said that‚ "Equality is as American as baseball‚ hot dogs‚ and apple pie‚" one must be extremely critical when analyzing such a statement. By taking a historical perspective to the question of how "equal" American equality actually is‚ it is simple to recognize how problematic the "Land of the Free" mentality can
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APUSH Alien and Sedition Acts DBQ In June and July of 1798‚ the Alien and Sedition acts passed through congress‚ which created dispute between the Federalists and Republicans due to the four factors of Political Ideology‚ Domestic Policies‚ Constitutionality and Foreign Affairs. Political Ideology as the two disputing factions‚ the Federalists and Republicans fought profusely over the passing of these acts‚ one side in support‚ and the other against. Then Domestic Policies as these acts tried
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now in place causing a big ordeal of fighting between the federalists led by Andrew Hamilton and the Anti-Federalists led by Thomas Jefferson. These two factions would soon form the two political parties which are still in effect today. These two parties did not just appear out of the blue; political‚ economic‚ foreign and democratic factors all played a role in the development of the two separate political parties. Politically the Federalists were a powerful and wealthy party. Mostly lawyers‚ big
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From the beginning of the United States‚ groups such as the Tories‚ Whigs‚ Federalists and the Anti-Federalists‚ have been active‚ supporting various ideas or plans. The Tories‚ who were pro-Britaish before the American Revolution‚ and the Whigs‚ those who were Pro-American before the American Revolution‚ were of the earliest groups organized to support a certain cause or idea. Next the Federalists and Anti-Federalists emerged‚ alternating supporting and obstructing the ratification of the Constitution
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of the nation’s leaders‚ including George Washington‚ Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson assisted in the formation of different opinions and a split within the population. Around the time of the 1790s‚ the nation was split between parties‚ Federalist and the Jeffersonian Republicans‚ whose political systems were highly impacted by many domestic and foreign affairs that provoked a turning point in the nation. Throughout the 1790s there were many significant leaders‚ the important leaders were
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